Iran’s Fortunes Rising in a Middle East Vacuum
Iran is behind recent attacks on Israel’s northern and southern borders.
How Nuclear Talks Help Iran Dominate the Middle East
Iran foresees no substantial danger as it keeps marching toward its strategic goals.
The Internal Iranian Struggle in the Aftermath of the Geneva Nuclear Agreement
Rouhani’s charm offensive does not add up to a real change in Iran.
Conflicting Expectations from the Geneva Document between the P5+1 and Iran
Many questions have arisen about whether the P5+1 and the Islamic Republic of Iran interpret the interim understanding reached in Geneva on November 24, 2013, in the same way.
Iran Looks Beyond the Nuclear Talks
Iran sees itself coming to the nuclear negotiations from a position of strength.
The Emerging Geneva Agreement with Iran
Allowing the Iranians to continue to produce 3.5%-enriched uranium is unacceptable.
Iran vs. the West: Endgame?
Iran is not entering the nuclear negotiations out of weakness, but, rather, from a position of strength.
Rowhani’s and Jalili’s Election Propaganda
With a few days remaining before the June 14 presidential elections in Iran, the most fraught, sensitive issue in the campaign concerns Iran’s foreign policy – its relations with the West in general and the nuclear talks in particular.
Iran Fears Growing Israel-Azerbaijan Cooperation
Tehran increasingly fears that Azerbaijan is turning into a base for a military attack on its nuclear facilities.
Understanding the Current State of the Iranian Nuclear Challenge
If negotiations only halt one aspect of the Iranian nuclear effort while letting the other parts of the program go forward, the world will still face an Iranian challenge in the years ahead.
The Iranian Role in the 2012 Gaza Conflict
Despite Iran’s supply of rockets to Hamas to fire at Tel Aviv, its support of Assad is isolating Tehran.
The Role of Iranian Security Forces in Syria
Amid the intensifying crisis in Syria, which in recent weeks has seen massacres of the civilian population in various parts of the country, Iranian military, propaganda, and economic assistance keeps flowing in, and its aim is help President Bashar al-Assad survive.
Iran: From Regional Challenge
to Global Threat
This anthology of 31 recent studies by eleven leading security and diplomatic experts outlines the Iranian threat to Israel, the Middle East region, and the West.
Iran, Hizbullah, Hamas and the Global Jihad: A New Conflict Paradigm for the West
Now radical Islam is gaining strength among the Palestinians with the victory of Hamas in the 2006 parliamentary elections of the Palestinian Authority. Hamas and its allies completely reject a negotiated solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict and align themselves with jihadi organizations across the region. As a result, the Arab-Israeli conflict has become increasingly a part of the much larger struggle between radical Islam and the West.
Iran’s Race for Regional Supremacy: Strategic Implications for the Middle East
Iran has accelerated its quest for regional supremacy through its mobilization of both Shiite and Sunni terror surrogates, including Hizbullah in Lebanon, Shiite militias in Iraq and in the Gulf, the Taliban in Afghanistan, and Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and the Al Aksa Martyrs’ Brigades in the Palestinian territories. This pivotal Iranian role has unfortunately not been fully appreciated, and even downplayed in certain quarters.
